Chapter 63: Hearing the Wind and Listening to the Earth

  Liang Xinn nodded: "Qu and Liu have a favor to me, I must rescue them. However, taking hostages is only the last resort when there's no other choice."

  Gao Jian raised an eyebrow: "What did you say?"

  Li Xinzhi replied, "The Heavenly Supervisor has used the Dragon Token, this is definitely a big case. If it's really going to be handled, not only will Qu and Liu be executed, but their families may also be implicated. Rescuing them from prison can save the two of them, but it can't save their families. The best solution is to prove their innocence... But after all, I... we need to figure out what crime they're accused of, why the Heavenly Supervisor wants to arrest people, and where they've taken them!"

  After finishing, Liang Xindun paused for a moment and added a sentence to Gao Jian in a light tone: "People must be rescued, no matter what, they must be acquitted of the two, so that they can slap the Cai Tianjian a loud slap... Our Jiulong Temple people are not something that other government offices can handle."

  Gao Jian smiled and replied to Liang Xin: "The words afterwards are purely superfluous."

  Liang Xinzhen smiled twice and didn't want to beat around the bush anymore, directly asking: "What have you found out now?"

  Gao Jian didn't respond, still gazing at Liang Xin with that enigmatic smile: "You'd better think carefully about this. This task was originally mine, but you abandoned your post and ran to Zhenning to meddle... The superior is clear about rewards and punishments."

  Liang Xin understood what he meant, and shook his head nonchalantly: "If the task is accomplished, it's all your credit, I didn't even show up; if the task fails, you can just throw the blame on me, no big deal."

  Gao Jian burst out laughing and slowly nodded his head.

  This case involved Long Fu, and the situation was precarious and bizarre. Even the Jiulong Commandant did not dare to openly investigate, and only sent Youji Gaojian to secretly investigate.

  Gao Jian arrived a few days earlier than Liang Xin, but so far, he hasn't been able to find any particularly useful clues. He just has a faint feeling that this case is probably related to the tragic case of Ku Nai Mountain five years ago.

  Liáng Xīn immediately felt disheartened, and his heart was already hesitant, wondering whether he should set off for Kyoto right away to rescue the parents of Qing Shi and Qing Mo first.

  Gao Jian was a shrewd person, and upon seeing Liang Xin's expression, he vaguely guessed his thoughts. With a cold smile, he said: "The old Qu family has been in office for generations, with hundreds of people from the same clan living in the capital alone. How many can you save on your own? It's better to give up this idea and think about how to properly investigate the case!"

  Then Gao Jian smiled and said: "Although I didn't find out anything, however... this morning, the Astronomical Observatory sent a clue to our doorstep!"

  Liang Xin was overjoyed and hastily asked about the details.

  This afternoon, a golden-eyed crow flew across the sky from outside the city all the way to Qingyi Town's Fu Si. Gao Jian, although a wandering knight-errant, had two trusted subordinates under him, one of whom was constantly keeping watch over the town's government office and thus discovered this strange bird.

  Looking at Liang Xin, who still had a confused expression, Gao Jian furrowed his brow and said: "How do you not know anything? The Jiulong Temple uses the Snow-tailed Cloud Sparrow to transmit messages, the Ministry of War uses the Hemp Eagle to deliver urgent military information, and the Ministry of Punishment likes to use the Dove to issue warrants for fugitives. This Golden-eyed Raven is a beast raised by the Sitian Temple, specifically used for the National Master to transmit divine decrees!"

  Liáng Xīn only then understood, and lowering his voice asked Gāo Jiàn: "So to say, there are people from the Guó Shī in the Zhèn Fú Sī?" The Sī Tiān Jiān wanted the Jiǔ Lóng Sī to handle matters, either by inviting the Dòng Fú symbol or bringing a Holy Edict; otherwise, even the lowest-ranking officials wouldn't bother to glance at them. This kind of rumor-mongering was only used for communication between their own people.

  Gao Jian nodded slightly: "In recent years, the national teacher has gained the favor of the emperor and has been able to widely recruit disciples. It's not surprising that some people in our Jiulong Temple have been infiltrated by them. As long as we grasp the key positions ourselves, it will be fine."

  Liáng Xīn was too lazy to ask about these official disputes, and directly asked: "Who is this person? What does Hú Liǎo want him to do..."

  Before he could finish asking, Gao Jian smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry, I'm checking now!"

  Liáng Xīn looked him up and down, the implication clear: You'd better go investigate, what's the point of just standing around...

  "Ha ha, just wait and see, it won't take long before we get a reply!" He said with a big stretch, changing the subject, "It's time for dinner, are you hungry?"

  Liáng Xīn and Yáng Jiǎo Cuì together with Zhèng Diǎn Head...

  After dinner, Liang Xin and Gao Jian closed their eyes to rest, not saying much to each other. After a while, a tender child's voice finally came from outside the door: "Grandpa, we're back."

  As soon as the words fell, the door opened wide and two young servants under the age of ten came in shoulder to shoulder with a smile.

  The boy on the left still held half a cucumber in his hand, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, but he had a nose that pointed upwards.

  The boy on the right has an ordinary face, but his ears are extremely large, and his lips are so thin that they can hardly be seen.

  Gao Jian smiled and nodded, pointing to Liang Xin beside him: "This Mr. Liang is a colleague of mine, we're all in the same family."

  Two children stepped forward, knelt down in front of Liang Xin, held the cucumber-shaped doll with a clear voice and smiled: "Huang Gua pays respects to Master Liang."

  Another thin-lipped big-eared kid said in a voice that seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth: "The little one grinds his teeth, pays respects to Master Liang."

  Liáng Xīn hastily reached out to help them up, while being shocked and laughing at the same time. His nickname "Liáng Mò Dāo" (Liáng Grinding Knife) was absolutely a good name compared to Huang Gua (Yellow Melon) and Mò Yá (Grinding Teeth).

  The two dolls, however, knelt with their waists straight, no matter how Liang Xin supported them, they refused to get up. At this time, the fat man Gao Jian slapped his face and shouted: "If you don't get up, do you still want to see the gift? Don't bother with them, Xiaoliang, just let them kneel and see how long they can kneel."

  Bai's scolding didn't have a hint of severity, and his eyes and eyebrows were all mischievous smiles.

  The two dolls didn't think much of it and laughed together as they looked at Liang Xin.

  Liang Xin was stunned all of a sudden, now he had only one monkey on his body, nothing else.

  The goat horn crisp is not equal to Liang Xin, who sent himself to the person. He crawled down from his head with his hands and feet tied up, squatted beside the child Huang Gua, with a greedy face, stretched out his hand to touch the cucumber in his hand.

  ……

  After a moment, the smiles of all four people stiffened. Liang Xin's smile was awkward and he muttered: "This... came too suddenly, didn't bring anything, next time, next time will make up for it."

  Two children with mischievous eyebrows got up, but Huang Gua still handed the half cucumber in his hand to Yangjiao Cui.

  Liang Xin pretended to be nonchalant and turned his head to look at Gao Jian, asking somewhat puzzled: "Are these the two top-notch subordinates you mentioned?"

  Gao Jian's face was full of pride, his big head nodding up and down: "Not bad, their fist and footwork are not bad, what's even more rare is that they all have the body of a heavenly blessed one." As he spoke, he waved his hand at the two babies.

  This time, the thin-lipped big-eared grinding teeth spoke first. Although he had a smile all over his face, when speaking, he was still gnashing his teeth, as if he couldn't wait to bite someone: "I'm good at listening to the ground, as long as I lie down on the ground, within ten miles around, I can hear everything clearly."

  Cucumber wiped his nose and smiled: "My nose is a hundred times more useful than a hunting dog, this has a name, called 'smelling the wind'."

  Liang Xin was shocked. With these two skills, what case can't be cracked? No wonder the Jiulong Commandery would send Gao Jian to Zhenning to investigate the case.

  Gao Jian smiled complacently and waved his hand, saying: "Liáng Yé is one of the top masters in the world. You two shouldn't show off your little skills so soon. Let's talk about the case. How's the investigation into Hu Lü's affair going?"

  Cucumber crisp replied with a smile: "That golden-eyed raven is not an ordinary beast, it actually knows how to restrain its own aura. I secretly sniffed around in the town's pacification office and almost got asthma."

  Since discovering Hu Lüe's entry into the Jiulong Temple, Gao Jian sent two of his subordinates to infiltrate and investigate, while he himself waited outside to provide backup. Later, Liang Xin rushed over and caused a big commotion in the temple, and Gao Jian was worried that his own men would be implicated, so he summoned his killing intent and then used a secret transmission to call him out.

  Cucumber continued: "I've been sniffing all along, and the grinding teeth have been following me step by step, crawling on the ground..."

  As he spoke, Mo Ya laughed heartlessly: "After a busy day, I finally found out where Hu Ya is. It was taken away by Tong Binglang!"

  Liáng Xīn's eyebrows slightly furrowed, feeling that the name Tóng Bīngláng was somewhat familiar. After some thought, she suddenly realized that today at the Pacification Commission, several green-robed officials who were in charge of receiving her were among them, and Tóng Bīngláng was one of them.

  Gao Jian sneered in a low voice: "So it's him!" Then, with a few swift movements of his hands, he slapped several strange spirit symbols onto his legs, and only then did he pat Liang Xin on the shoulder: "Let's go, let's find him!"

  Two true and false riders, neither of them changed into night-traveling clothes, each nodded slightly, and from the window they jumped out in a fish-like leap, unfolding their bodies as they stealthily made their way towards the Town Calming Office.

  Liang Xin closely followed Gao Jian's back, his face unable to conceal his astonishment. After the Zhongyuan ceremony, Gao Jian's speed was as swift as a whirlwind; if not for the assistance of the Qi Xing Star Soul, Liang Xin would have been unable to keep up with him.

  Gao Jian was even more shocked than Liang Xin, this unremarkable countryside kid was actually able to keep up with his Divine Movement Technique, and unknowingly put away his underestimating heart.

  Two people had just rushed to the street where the town government was located, when suddenly the gate creaked loudly, and over a hundred riders in green clothes galloped out, sweeping across the long street like a whirlwind, shattering the quiet night into pieces!